Lobbying Relationship

Client

ICEYE US, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Invariant LLC

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  • Educate Members and support funding for the advancement of commercial satellite imagery in the H.R.4365 / S.2587, FY 2024 and FY 2025 Department of Defense appropriations bills, and FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act.
  • Educate Members on the use of commercially available satellite capabilities.
  • Advocate for funding in H.R.5893 / S.2321, FY 2024, and FY 2025 Department of Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) appropriations bills.

Duration: to

General Issues: Defense, Intelligence and Surveillance, Science/Technology, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $830,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2021: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Defense - Dept of (DOD)

Bills mentioned

H.R.4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.2792: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Sponsor: Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

H.R.4505: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.)

S.1605: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Sponsor: Rick Scott (R-Fla.)

H.R.7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.4543: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

S.4503: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Mark Warner (D-Va.)

H.R.8256: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.)

H.R.8236: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)

H.R.7776: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

S.4664: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

S.4663: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

H.R.4365: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

S.2321: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

S.2587: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

H.R.5893: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Annie Palisi Dir. Special Projects, Education and the Workforce Comm. (2016-2016); Member Services Advisor, House Homeland Security Comm. (2015); Deputy Dir. of Member Services, Speaker John Boehner (2013-2015); Chief of Staff, Rep. Diane Black (2011-2013)
Maia Hunt Estes Chief of Staff, Rep. Anthony Brown (2017-2020)
Varun Krovi Rep. Brenda Lawrence: Chief of Staff (2019-2020); Deputy Chief of Staff & Leg. Director (2018-2019); Leg. Director (2017-2018); Senior Leg. Asst/Policy Advisor (2015-2017); Rep. Charlie Melancon: Staff Asst/Leg. Correspondent (2009-2011)
Lindley Sherer Chief/Staff, Rep. Elise Stefanik (2015-2018); Leg Dir, Rep. Scott Tipton (2013-2014); Leg Dir, Rep. Todd Rokita (2011-2013); Spec Adv, Treas Dept (2007-2008); Spec Asst, Exec Off. of the Pres (2005-2006); Spec Asst, Off. of the VP (2002-2005)
Nick Mikula Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, Special Assistant (2018-2021); House Armed Services cmte: Pro. Staff Member/Dep. Comms Dir. (2018); Pro. Staff Member/Press Secretary (2017-2018); Press Secretary (2015-2017)
Mark Friedmann Director of Operations, Office of Presidential Personnel, Executive Office of the President (2016-2017); Special Assistant to the White House Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Department of Energy (2015-2016)
Dena Baron Smith Subcmte Staff Dir/Clerk, Appropriations Cmte, U.S. House of Representatives (2005-2021); Pro Staff Member/Staff Asst, Appropriations Cmte, U.S. House of Representatives (1999-2004); Program Analyst, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1995-1999)
Elizabeth Thompson Acting Team Chief for A&S, OSD/LA, Pentagon (2022); Special Asst., A&S, OSD/LA, Pentagon (2021-2022); Rep Garamendi: Sr. Defense & Foreign Policy Advisor (2019-2021); Military Leg. Asst. (2017-2019); Leg. Correspondent (2015-2017)
Paul Arcangeli House Armed Services committee: Staff Dir. (2019-2022), Minority Staff Dir. (2011-2019), Staff Dir. (2009-2011), Deputy Staff Dir. (2008-2009), Professional Staff Member (2004-2008); DOD Humanitarian Demining training center: Dir. (2001-2004)
Nicholas Mikula n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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